Brooder box



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BRooDER` Box Filed July 25, 1932 Fig. 1

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Patented Nov. G, 1934 fPATENT oFFrcE UNITED srATEs Gaylord Incorporatem ration of Missouri St'. Louis, Mo., a corpo- Application July 25, 1932, Serial No. 624,428

1 Claim.

My invention relates to a brooder box and particularly to that type of brooder box in which the chicks are supported on a perforate floor, usually of Wire screen, some distance above the dropping pan. In brooders of this 'type it has been customary to permanently secure the perforate fioor to the walls of the .box by fastening means, such as staples. This operation must be performed by the user, as the boxes are shipped in knockdown form, and is not only troublesome but may be beyond the skill of the user to properly perform. Another objection to such construction is that the brooder cannot readily be disassembled for storage' in knockdown condition. Further, it is difficult to' properly cleanse brooders so m One of the objects of m,- mvention is to provide a hrooder that may be assembled from knock-down condition without the use of staples, sewing, or similar fastening means and which can, therefore, be readily disassembled for storage or cleansine.

In the accompanying drawing, which illustrates one form of brcoder box made in accordance with my i fcntio'n, Figure 1 is a top plan view, a part the cover being broken away; Figure 2 is a .front view, partly in elevation and partly in section on the line 2-2 of Figure, 1; Figure 3 a cross section taken on the line* 'BM-3 of Figure 2; Figure 4 is a perspective view of one corner of the dropping pan; and Figure 5 is a perspective view of one end of the feed trough.

The body of the box is in the form of a collapsible tubular member comprising a front side panel 6, a rear side panel 7, and two end panels Thesepanels are preferably formed of an integral strip of material such as single Wall double-face corrugated fiberboard having its ends secured together by fastening means such a strip of gurnmed tape 9. Incisions are made in the front and rear panels some distancez above the lower edges so as to partially detach.

tabs which' may be bent inwardly to form in-I tegral supporting brackets 10. Similar incisions are made in the end panels to provide supporting brackets 11. This not only 'forms a support for the perforate floor, but at the sametime provides ventilating openings 12 for the admission of air. The box bottom is in the form of a shallow tray 13 serving as a dropping pan. It may be made of the same material as the body of the box and is produced by bending up fianees from the edges of a sheet of material overlapping the flanges at the corners and securing them together by staples 14', or similar fastening means (as shown in Figure 4).

IIhe top 14 is similar to the bottom except that its end iianges are severed vertically at diametrically opposite points, between which points yabove the bottom` a frame resting on said supa bending crease 15 is formed to permit a portion of the top to serve as a hinged lid which may be swung upwardly, as shown in Figure 3, to'permit chicks to be placed in or removed from the box without entirely uncoverng it. Holes 16 may be formed inthe top to cooperate with the openings 12 to furnish ventilation.

o The floor is formed of a Wire screen 17 carried by a frame 18, preferably of sheet metal, of such size as -to fit snugly within the body and be supported by the brackets 10 and 11. As the floor is not attached to the panels but simply rests jupon the brackets, it is desirable to support its ,central part to prevent sagging under the weight of the chicks. This is accomplished by providing one or more sheet metal loops 19, the ends of which are bent around the strands of the screen and the central part of which bears upon. the bottom 13.

Secured to the front panel 6 is a feed trough 20 made of sheet metal in the form best shown in Figure 5. The rear wall of the trougn formed in its openings 21 registering with openings 22 in the panel 6. The trough is suspended by means of tongues 23 adapter). to 'oe insei'ted 35' through slits. in the panel bent over, as v shown in Figure 3. This construction. permite of the trough being easily removed for store A water trough 2a is sccured to 'the rear panel 7. This trough is like trougl. 3 b short as shown. By plocing t` troughs on different panels, being splashed into the food is a. food Ais maintained at the proper My brooder can be assemblc-i "o f down position by perso unskilled i of box making and can be r. .fi mantied for storing or cleansing. Further ing the dropping pan is of suco simple and inexpensive construction that when unduly soiled, it may be discarcled and replaced by another at nominal cost. I

Having fully described my invention, what I clairn as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

In a box of the class described, the combina- `tion of a collapsible body, a removable top, a

removable bottom, supports carried on the inner faces of the body walls at a substantial distance llO ports but unattached to said walls, a screen carried by said frame, and a sheet metal loop having its ends engagcd with the strands of said screen and its central part hearing upon the bottom to prevent sagging of the screen.

HUBERT H. I'IANE. 

